The large island of Formentera is just visible on the horizon from Es Vedrà. Formentera is home to a great diversity of Ibiza Wall Lizards, including intensely blue lizards at the Cap de Barbaria, br...

The large islands of Conillera (left) and Bosc (right), which appear connected from this perspective, are large islands with rich ecosystems in their own right. When we visited Conillera, we found a h...

The islands of Espartar (the large island in the center) and Esparte (the smaller island on the left, which almost looks connected to Espartar) are only about 10 meters apart. Although they are separa...

This small group of islands is home to a very unusual population of all-black Ibiza Wall Lizards. Black pigmentation, or "melanism," is common among many organisms living on small islands. The exact r...

Though a bit blurry in this image, the large stone structure in the middle of this snapshot is Torre des Savinar, an old watchtower with a magnificent view of Es Vedrà. For the short film depicting o...

Cala d'Hort is a beautiful and popular beach on the southwest coast of Ibiza, with a spectacular view of Es Vedrà. We began our 2-mile swim to Es Vedrà from Cala d'Hort just after sunrise, before th...

Es Vedranell looks small next to Es Vedrà, but it is a formidable island in its own right, with its own endemic subspecies of Ibiza Wall Lizard. Unfortunately, we weren't able to visit Es Vedranell o...